April 2012
In this joint press release, Conciliation Resources, Oxfam, Cafod and Christian Aid, along with 10 local organisations, stress that renewed military action against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) risks triggering further devastation for local people in DR of Congo, Central African Republic, and South Sudan unless more is done to protect civilians and prevent retaliations by one of Africa’s most brutal rebel groups.
April 2012
Dix organisations locales et internationales affirment ce mardi 24 avril qu'une nouvelle action militaire contre l'Armée de résistance du Seigneur (LRA, Lord's Resistance Army) risque d'avoir une fois encore des conséquences dévastatrices pour les populations locales de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC), de la République centrafricaine (RCA) et du Sud-Soudan si rien n'est fait pour protéger les civils et prévenir les représailles de la part de l'un des groupes rebelles les plus violents d'Afrique.
April 2012
It's seven years since India and Pakistan, after decades of conflict and separation, opened up a limited travel route between the divided sides of Jammu and Kashmir. Coinciding with the recent visit to India of Pakistan's President, our peacebuilding partners in the region launched the results of a new opinion poll. Looking at issues such as the future of cross-Line of Control trade and the situation faced by divided families, this first survey of its kind suggests that traders are optimistic despite the challenges they face.
March 2012
We welcome the announcement by Fiji's Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, on 9 March of a process and timeline for the development of a new constitution. We believe Professor Yash Ghai is an excellent candidate as chair of the Constitutional Commission that will conduct national consultations. We support our partners the Citizens' Constitutional Forum in their call for a "conducive environment which encourages freedom of speech and welcomes dialogue".
March 2012
Insight
Le fait de porter les opinions des populations locales dans les communautés touchées par le conflit à l'attention des décideurs internationaux représente une étape essentielle pour garantir la mise en place de politiques et d’interventions adaptées. Les personnes les plus directement touchées par les conflits ou l'instabilité comprennent souvent le mieux les causes de ces conflits et ont les meilleures idées pour les résoudre. Conciliation Resources a travaillé avec son partenaire Saferworld, qui joue également un rôle de pacification, sur un projet de 18 mois, dans le but d’atteindre cet objectif. Aujourd’hui, nous présentons à Bruxelles les enseignements tirés de l'ensemble des 18 analyses de conflits nationaux et régionaux.
March 2012
At the turn of 2011, Fiji's Prime Minister Bainimarama announced the imminent commencement of consultations for a new constitution. Elections are to follow in 2014. Our partner the Citizens' Constitutional Forum (CCF) urges that processes for formulating Fiji's next constitution must be led by the citizens of Fiji. Find out about the baseline survey that CCF has recently carried out to measure and understand change in community attitudes to human rights, good governance and citizenship.
March 2012
Insight
Building peace takes time. What does ending conflict mean in practice? How do good governance, justice and human security strengthen each other? These are pressing issues for any society recovering from violent conflict and just some of the questions addressed in Accord 23: Consolidating Peace in Liberia and Sierra Leone. The findings from this review of peace initiatives have been presented recently to local and international policymakers in West Africa and the USA.
March 2012
International Women's Day – 8 March – marks the contribution that women across the world make to their communities. Nowhere are these efforts more important than in the field of peacebuilding.
March 2012
The Kony 2012 viral campaign has caused a media storm. It’s been successful in bringing the LRA conflict to the attention of an audience who hadn't previously heard of Joseph Kony or the violence that's been terrorising people in East and Central Africa for decades. But we urge that there can be no purely military solution to this problem. There must be a political solution that promotes civilian security. Find out how we’re helping communities cope with the conflict and build peace.
March 2012
Insight
Доведение до сведения лиц, ответственных за выработку международной политики, мнений местного населения в пострадавших от конфликтов регионах является незаменимой мерой в деле разработки адекватной политики и необходимых программ. Для того, чтобы добиться позитивных сдвигов в этом направлении, «Ресурсы примирения» осуществила совместный 18-ти месячный проект с еще одним партнером в области построения мира, организацией Saferworld, и в настоящее время мы вместе представляем вниманию Брюсселя уроки, извлеченные из всех проведенных нами 18-ти национальных и региональныx анализов конфликтов.
March 2012
Recent developments in Colombia suggest that the government and FARC each now recognise that violence is not solved by more violence. In a Spanish article for Razón Pública, Kristian Herbolzheimer, Director of our Colombia and Philippines programmes, suggests that Colombia can learn lessons from its own past – both its successes and mistakes – to identify a new approach that is far more inclusive than peace negotiations. Both sides have taken important steps but the challenge remains to define the roadmap to peace.